DAVID P. BYAR
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2009 BYAR YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD AND BIOMETRICS SECTION TRAVEL AWARDS

Do you know a young investigator who is planning to submit an abstract for the 2009 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)? If so, you may wish to alert that individual that the ASA Biometrics Section is seeking nominations for the 2009 David P. Byar Young Investigator Award. This annual award is given to a young investigator for best emerging work to be presented at the JSM. The award is in memory of David Byar, an internationally known biostatistician who made significant contributions to the development and application of statistical methods and was esteemed as an exceptional mentor during his career at the National Cancer Institute. The winner will receive a $1,000 cash award.

In addition to the Byar Award, the Section may also provide additional travel awards to the authors of other outstanding papers that are submitted to the Byar award competition.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Having held a doctorate in statistics, biostatistics or related field for three years or less as of April 1 of the current year OR being currently enrolled as a student in a doctoral program in statistics, biostatistics or related field and in active pursuit of a doctoral degree.
• Being a current member of the ASA Biometrics Section (applicant may join at the time of submission). Please note that membership in ASA does not automatically confer Section membership; ASA members must join individual sections in addition to their generic membership. You must join the Biometrics Section to be eligible.
• Being first author of the paper submitted for consideration for the Award. The paper may be unsubmitted, submitted or under review, but may not have already appeared in a journal either on-line or in print at the time of the application or have been accepted for publication as of January 1 of 2009.
• Being scheduled to present the same paper submitted for the Award at the 2009 Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, D.C. as either a talk or poster presentation.

Applicants are encouraged but not required to submit their abstract to the Biometrics Section.

For the 2009 competition, the application materials should consist of, in electronic format:

• A cover letter certifying that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements
• A current CV
• One copy of the finished paper (drafts are not acceptable)
  Applicants are also invited to submit one copy each of supplementary published or in-press papers if they compose a body of scientific work related to the paper to be presented. If these are not available electronically, please contact the Chair of the committee at the e-mail address below

The 2009 Awards Committee is composed of the 2009 current and past section Chairs and Chair-Elect as well as three additional individuals to be appointed by the section Chairs prior to the competition.

All materials, including the paper, must be submitted electronically on or before March 1, 2009.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jeremy Taylor, Chair, 2009 Biometrics Section Awards Committee, at jmgt@umich.edu.